k I have time now.
Ready boast?
salarycap101 NFL Cap Rules.
If a player is cut before the end of his contract, the entire signing bonus money (the remaining prorated bonus money) accelerates immediately and counts against the current salary cap.
The same rule applies when a player is traded or picked up by another team off the waiver wire. The signing bonus remaining on the player's contract accelerates into his old team's current salary cap. The new team takes no cap hit whatsoever.
How does the trade of a player affect the team's Salary Cap?
For the team trading the player, a trade is pretty much treated the same as the release of a player – the team is relieved of paying all future base salaries, but still must account for the bonus money that has already been paid to the player. Just like with the release of a player, the remaining unaccounted-for bonus pro-rations will accelerate and count against the team's Salary Cap.
For the team acquiring the player, a trade means that the new team acquires the player's remaining contract, but does not have any liability for any bonus money previously paid to the player.
Every contract is different and Kaps is stupid so the numbers might be a little off.
His base is guaranteed after April 1st, also for injury. $11.9m
Signing Bonus $2,465,753
Roster Bonus $1,125,000
Workout Bonus $400,000
Cap hit $15,890,753
Dead money $7,397,260
If the 49ers trade Kap they take the cap hit this year, Denver takes over the remain part of his base salary for 2016, takes no cap hit.
We would have to see the wording in Kaps contract to know exactly how much the 49ers and the new team would be on the hook for. They cap space for the new team he would go to is not an issue.
It's not rocket science it's just science.